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Bill Dannemeyer

Republican

Picture of Bill Dannemeyer
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Date Party Office Votes Result
11-06-1962 Democratic AD-69 40499 Win
11-03-1964 Democratic AD-69 57634 Win
11-08-1966 Democratic SD-35 87770 Loss
11-07-1972 Republican AD-69 49829 Loss
11-02-1976 Republican AD-69 63182 Win
11-07-1978 Republican CD-39 112160 Win
11-04-1980 Republican CD-39 175228 Win
11-02-1982 Republican CD-39 129539 Win
11-06-1984 Republican CD-39 175788 Win
11-04-1986 Republican CD-39 131603 Win
11-08-1988 Republican CD-39 169360 Win
11-06-1990 Republican CD-39 113849 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

William Edwin Dannemeyer
Born: September 22, 1929 in Long Beach, CA
Married: Evelyn (m. 1955, d. 1999)
Children: Bruce, Kim, Susan
Military Service: ARMY
Died: July 9, 2019 in Fullerton, CA

1955-1957: Deputy District Attorney, Santa Barbara County
1959-1962: Assistant City Attorney, City of Fullerton
1966-1976: Judge pro tempore, Santa Barbara County Municipal and Superior Courts
1972: Delegate, California State Republican Convention
1976: Delegate, California State Republican Convention
1978: Delegate, California State Republican Convention
1992: Primary Candidate for US Senate (Lost; 26.86%)
1994: Primary Candidate for US Senate (Lost: 29.25%)

  • Eagle Scout (1944)

Source: California Blue Book (1963)